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UP 844 |
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UP #844 sparkles in the afternoon sun just after a rain shower in Kansas City, MO. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:31:35 AM |
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Kansas City, MO |
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Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a short rain shower, UP #844 sparkles in the afternoon sun beside Kansas City Union Station. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:31:52 AM |
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Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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A rainbow graces the sky as two young railfans have their picture taken in front of UP #844, beside Kansas City Union Station. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:32:09 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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A faint raindbow graces the sky as UP #844 sits on display beside Union Station in downtown Kansas City, MO. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:33:00 AM |
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Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844 |
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RRPA contributor, and my sister, Jenny Vaughn, poses with UP #844, which is on display at Kansasa City, MO, Union Station. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:33:19 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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UP #844 is on display at Union Station in Kansas City, MO, for several days, on its return to Cheyenne, WY, from a trip to Harlingen, TX. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:33:36 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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Drawing crowds since 1944 |
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Crowds of people, young and old, come out to see the ol' girl while she takes a temporary rest on her way back home from a trip to Harlingen, TX. |
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4/26/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 10:33:53 AM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Mr. Personality |
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Engineer and, now, head of the UP steam program Ed Dickens gives a TV interview on the front of #844 just before departing Kansas City, MO, for Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:01 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Publicity |
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A large crowd, including photographers and reporters, gathers as UP #844 steams up beside Kansas City Union Station. In a few minutes it will depart Kansas City for Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:29 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Rick and Lynn |
| Description: |
Fireman Rick Braunschweig talks with Lynn Gordon Curtis from his authoritative seat in #844. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 3:59:54 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Jawing |
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Fireman Rick Braunschweig talks with Lynn Gordon Curtis as Steve Lee has a chat with several bystanders. #844 is in downtown Kansas City, MO, but will depart shortly for Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:00:43 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Jawing |
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Steve Lee chats with the public as #844 steams up in downtown Kansas City, MO. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:06 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Steve and Rick |
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Steve Lee poses for a picture with fireman Rick Braunschweig as #844 steams up in downtown Kansas City, MO. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:28 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Fireman Ed |
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Ed Dickens is firing as UP #844 departs downtown Kansas City, MO, for Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/11/2010 4:01:53 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, MO |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Lubrication |
| Description: |
Two crew members grease one of #844's rod bearings while it is stopped in Topeka, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:41:26 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
| Description: |
After stopping for service and a crew change, UP #844 accellerates away from the station in Topeka, KS, heading West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:44:39 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a service stop and crew change in Topeka, KS, UP #844 gets underway again headed West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:44:51 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a service stop and crew change in Topeka, KS, #844 gets back underway on its way West. The late Lynn Nystrom is at the throttle. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:45:10 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
| Description: |
UP #844 trundles through the farmland West of Topeka, KS, on its way to Marysville, KS, and points West. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:45:33 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
The Valley Eagle |
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UP #844 and its train, the Valley Eagle, are stretched out across the Kansas farmland just West of Topeka. After being out on the road for nearly a month, the train is heading home to its home in Cheyenne, WY. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/15/2010 9:46:25 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After having taken the siding for another train, #844 picks up speed again as it approaches Frankfort, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:46:59 PM |
| Location: |
Frankfort, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After having taken the siding for another train, #844 picks up speed again as it approaches Frankfort, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:47:17 PM |
| Location: |
Frankfort, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Lynn Nystrom |
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The late Lynn Nystrom has just run #844 from Topeka, KS, to Marysville, KS, on what I believe was his last revenue passenger run. In a few moments he will run #844 over to a different part of the yard to be parked for the night. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:48:24 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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#844 has just arrived in Marysville, KS, where it will stop for the day. It will continue on to North Platte, NE, tomorrow. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:48:36 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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Lynn Nystrom leans out of the cab as he eases #844 through the yard in Marysville, KS, to a different track where it will be tied down for the night. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:22 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Lynn Nystrom |
| Description: |
The late Lynn Nystrom is sitting high in the engineer's seat as he pulls #844 through the Marysville, KS, yard to a siding where it will be tied down for the night. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:35 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
The Valley Eagle |
| Description: |
Crew member Jim Leonard waves from the back of the train as it is pulled to a siding where it will be tied down for the night. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/16/2010 10:49:46 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Art Lockman |
| Description: |
UPP #6334, the Art Lockman tool car, is part of UP #844's train which is tied down for the night in the old yard in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:00 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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#844 is tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard for the night, after having run from Kansas City, MO. Having been away from its home base of Cheyenne, WY, for almost a month pulling the Valley Eagle, it could certainly use a bath! |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:16 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Fueling up |
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UP #844 is tied down for the rest of the day in the old Marysville, KS, yard, after having run from Kansas City, MO. The late Lynn Nystrom carries a water hose around the locomotive to be run to a hydrant to replenish the water while a tanker truck pumps fuel oil into the tender. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:32 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
844 and the steam Excursion |
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The "steam Excursion", one of #844's support vehicles, sits beside #844 as it is fueled and watered before it is shut down for the evening in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:45 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Ed Dickens |
| Description: |
Ed Dickens assists with the filling of UP #844's auxilary water tender. #844 and its train are tied down for the evening in the old Marysville, KS, yard. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:43:58 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Jim Coker |
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After havin come from Kansas City, MO, conductor Jim Coker assists with refueling UP #844 before it is shut down for the day in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:11 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Lubing 844's side rods |
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Ed Smith and Mark Davis lubricate #844's side rods as she is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:27 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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Lubing 844's valve gear |
| Description: |
Ed Smith greases #844's valve gear as the engine is bedded down for the evening in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:40 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Crackers and tuna |
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Lynn Nystrom has a snack of crackers and tuna in the cab as #844 is tied down for the night in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:44:52 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Ed and Ed |
| Description: |
Ed Smith (left) and Ed Dickens (right) discuss something beside UP #844 while she is being tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard, after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:46:23 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
Pump was here |
| Description: |
...Some wise guy likes to leave his mark on dirty steam locomotives. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:04 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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Pump got bumped |
| Description: |
That used to say "Pump" - but Mr. Nystrom noticed it and modified it a bit. :) |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/19/2010 9:45:21 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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Railfan, chase vehicle, and the machine worthy of being chased |
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RRPA contributor Jenny Vaughn (jvtraingirl.rrpicturearchives.net) stands with her railfan vehicle, a 1984 Jeep Cherokee, in front of UP #844 in Marysville, KS. The Jeep chased #844 all the way from Kansas City, MO, to Marysville that day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:18 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a day on the high iron between Kansas City, MO, and Marysville, KS, #844 slumbers in the old Marysville yard. Having been out on the Valley Eagle tour for almost a month, it could use a bath! |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:27:50 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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#844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:28:03 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
| Description: |
#844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:04 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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Valve gear |
| Description: |
#844's valve gear gleams in the afternoon sun. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:29:24 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Window - UP 844 |
| Description: |
#844's cab window gleams in the late afternoon sun. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:16 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Late afternoon |
| Description: |
#844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:32 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Pump was here |
| Description: |
#844 somehow got thoroughly "pumped out". |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:30:51 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
| Description: |
#844 basks in the late afternoon sun, tied down in the old Marysville, KS, yard after having run from Kansas City, MO, earlier in the day. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/20/2010 9:31:13 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a long day out on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS. |
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4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:20 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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UP 844(4-8-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 844 |
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After a long day out on the high iron, #844 slumbers in the evening light in Marysville, KS. "...They were merely superb two-cylinder simple-expansion steam locomotives." - "The Encyclopedia of Trains and Locomotives", by David Ross, speaking of Union Pacific's FEF class 4-8-4's. |
| Photo Date: |
4/27/2010 Upload Date: 6/21/2010 10:26:33 PM |
| Location: |
Marysville, KS |
| Author: |
Alex Vaughn |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 844(4-8-4) |
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